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Age structure > 0-14 years
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24.2 |
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[145th of 226]
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Age structure > 15-64 years
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67.9 |
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[53rd of 226]
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Age structure > 65 years and over
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8.2 %
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[77th of 225]
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Birth rate
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14.61 births/1,000 population |
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[147th of 226]
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Chinese population
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10,000 |
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[54th of 127]
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Death rate
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7.29 deaths/1,000 population |
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[126th of 226]
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Ethnic groups
racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese |
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Population
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23,479,088 |
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[47th of 242]
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Population growth rate
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0.732% |
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[144th of 235]
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Population in 2015
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23,299 |
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[52nd of 225]
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Projected population growth
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20.12% |
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[93rd of 141]
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Sex ratio > 15-64 years
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0.97 |
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[162nd of 223]
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Sex ratio > At birth
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1.05 male(s)/female |
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[107th of 223]
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Sex ratio > Total population
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0.95 male(s)/female |
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[179th of 224]
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Sex ratio > Under 15 years
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1.03 male(s)/female |
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[156th of 224]
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Total fertility rate
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2 children born/woman |
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[131st of 225]
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Total Population
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23,113,019 |
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[47th of 227]
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Urban population
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13,852,400
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[42nd of 195]
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Urbanization
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61 |
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[86th of 204]
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Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males
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97 |
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[61st of 144]
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; University Libraries, Ohio University; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center
Spanish Statistical Institute; World Development Indicators database; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UNICEF
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Korea, North, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea, Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk, korea, democratic people's republic of, democratic people’s republic of korea, korea, dem. people's rep., korea, dem., korea-north nk, Korea DPR, DPR Korea, Korea (DPR), Korea, Democratic People's Republic, D.P.R. Korea
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